Long Beach vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Long Beach	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2661	$1316
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5993	$3171
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$709
🏘️ Family rent	$3159	$1291
🍽️ Food expenses	$584	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5087	$901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	94	42
😀 Quality of life	77	67
🏙️ Population	467K	881K

The cost of living in Long Beach is 102% more expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 440th and 4138th ($2661 vs $1316) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 394th and 1st in the United States and Panama, respectively. Check the United States vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Long Beach compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Long Beach ranked 152nd best city to live in the United States vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 720th and 3926th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Long Beach vs Panama City

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	Long Beach	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.5	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.9	$51.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.58	$2.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$4.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$836
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3303	$1703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.8	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	5.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6502	$2399
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7284	$1457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.3	$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$8.87
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$2.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$9.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.63	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$3.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.5	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91	$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1199	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18490	$9581

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Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652

Cities near Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1171
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1182
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$917
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1157
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$940
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$980
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$961
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$624
329 km or 204 mi	David	$789
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$633
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1147
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$536
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$877
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$649
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1009
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1169
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1040
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$582
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$778
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1163
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$867
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$812
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$851
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$780
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$1024
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$639
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$661
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$727
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1114
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$639
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$705
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$552
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$655
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$567
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$551
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$493
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$1220